Édouard Roger-Vasselin
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Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a male tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player from France, the son of 1983 French Open
1983 French Open
List of the 1983 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Yannick Noah def. Mats Wilander, 6–2, 7–5, 7–6*It was Noah's 3rd title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.-Women's singles: Chris Evert def...

 semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Christophe Roger-Vasselin is a former tennis player from France.Vasselin won two doubles titles during his professional career. Notably in his singles career, he reached the semifinals of Roland Garros in 1983, , but lost to eventual champion and compatriot Yannick Noah...

.

2007

At the 2007 French Open
2007 French Open
The 2007 French Open was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Followed two weeks later, as usual, by Wimbledon in London, United Kingdom. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run...

 he reached the third round
2007 French Open - Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, against Roger Federer.-Seeds:# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal # Andy Roddick # Nikolay Davydenko ...

, as a wildcard, after a second-round victory against Czech Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...

 in five sets, 3–6, 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4. He also reached the third round at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...

, beating 24th seed Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...

 in straight sets along the way, and made the top 100 for the first time as a result. On July 16, 2007 he reached a career-best ranking of 82.

2009

At the 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 37th edition of the event known that year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the 500 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...

, Roger-Vasselin advanced through the qualifying draw to set up a first round match with 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...

 champion Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...

. Ranked #189 at the time, Roger-Vasselin stunned the World No. 5 6–4, 6–4. The match was Roger-Vasselin's first ATP Main Draw Tour level victory of the season. Roger-Vasselin then defeated Austrian Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...

 to advance to the 3rd round, where he would lose to Former World #1 Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...

 in straight sets.

Singles: 10 (4–6)

Legend (pre/post 2009)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–6)

Outcome No. Date (Final) Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 27 June 2005   Montauban, France Clay   Roko Karanušić
Roko Karanušic
Roko Karanušić is a Croatian professional tennis player. He turned pro in 2000, and his career high was on February 2, 2009, when he reached No. 88 in the ATP rankings.-Singles Titles:...

6–4, 6–4
Winner 6. 14 March 2010
2010 BH Telecom Indoors
The 2010 BH Telecom Indoors was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 8 and 14 March 2010.-Seeds:...

  Sarajevo
BH Telecom Indoors
The BH Telecom Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2003.-Singles:...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hard (i)   Karol Beck
Karol Beck
Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St...

6–7(5–7), 6–3, 1–0, ret.
Runner-up 8. 12 September 2010
2010 Trophée des Alpilles
The 2010 Trophée des Alpilles was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...

  Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Trophée des Alpilles
The Trophée des Alpilles is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour...

, France
Hard   Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Janowicz is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Polish players behind L. Kubot and M. Przysiezny Jerzy Janowicz is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Polish players behind...

6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–7(6–8)
Winner 9. 17 July 2011
2011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
The 2011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and was the 1st edition for the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...

  Granby, Canada Hard   Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:...

7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1
Winner 10. 11 September 2011
2011 Trophée des Alpilles
The 2011 Trophée des Alpilles was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...

  Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Trophée des Alpilles
The Trophée des Alpilles is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour...

, France
Hard   Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...

6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 19 (13–6)

Legend (pre/post 2009)
ATP Challenger Tour (13–6)

Outcome No. Date (Final) Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Winner 15. 12 September 2010
2010 Trophée des Alpilles
The 2010 Trophée des Alpilles was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...

  Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Trophée des Alpilles
The Trophée des Alpilles is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour...

, France
Hard   Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...

  Andis Juška
Andis Juška
Andis Juška is a tennis player from Latvia. His highest single's ranking to date was 226 reached on October 26, 2009. Already for several years he is the second highest rated Latvian tennis player in the ATP ranking behind Ernests Gulbis. He has won nine events at the ITF Futures level. In August...


  Deniss Pavlovs
Deniss Pavlovs
Deniss Pavlovs is a Latvian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 20, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 263, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on September 23, 2009....

6–0, 2–6, [13–11]
Winner 16. 17 July 2011
2011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
The 2011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and was the 1st edition for the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...

  Granby
2011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
The 2011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and was the 1st edition for the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...

, Canada
Hard   Karol Beck
Karol Beck
Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St...

  Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:...


  Frank Moser
Frank Moser (tennis)
Frank Moser is a German professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he reached two ATP final of his career .-Doubles: 2 :-Singles: 4 :...

7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1
Winner 17. 11 September 2011
2011 Trophée des Alpilles
The 2011 Trophée des Alpilles was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...

  Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Trophée des Alpilles
The Trophée des Alpilles is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour...

, France
Hard   Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Pierre-Hugues Herbert is a French junior tennis player.Herbert won the Boys' Doubles with Kevin Krawietz at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. He also reached the 2009 US Open Boys' Singles semifinal, where he lost to Bernard Tomic....

  Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...


  Nicolas Renavand
Nicolas Renavand
Nicolas Renavand is a French tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On October 10, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 308, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 139 was reached on October 10, 2011....

6–0, 4–6, [10–7]
Runner-up 18. 9 October 2011
2011 Ethias Trophy
The 2011 Ethias Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the Tretorn SERIE+...

  Mons
Ethias Trophy
The Ethias Trophy is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Mons, Belgium, since 2005.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, Belgium
Hard   Kenny de Schepper
Kenny de Schepper
Kenny de Schepper is a French professional tennis player.-2011 Challengers and Futures Tournaments:While not having any wins, he has several runner-up finishes in ITF Futures events and has a runner-up finish at an ATP Challenger event - the 2011 Open EuroEnergie de Quimper, where lost to his...

  Johan Brunström
Johan Brunström
Johan Brunström is a professional Swedish tennis player. His highest ATP doubles ranking is 31st, which he reached on March 22, 2010. His career high in singles is 377th, which he reached on September 24, 2007.-Doubles: 10 :...


  Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007...

6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up 19. 16 October 2011
2011 Open de Rennes
The 2011 Open de Rennes was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...

  Rennes
Open de Rennes
The Open de Rennes is a tennis tournament held in Rennes, France since 2006. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...

, France
Hard   Kenny de Schepper
Kenny de Schepper
Kenny de Schepper is a French professional tennis player.-2011 Challengers and Futures Tournaments:While not having any wins, he has several runner-up finishes in ITF Futures events and has a runner-up finish at an ATP Challenger event - the 2011 Open EuroEnergie de Quimper, where lost to his...

  Martin Emmrich
Martin Emmrich
Martin Emmrich is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On October 12, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 604 whilst his highest doubles ranking of 86 was achieved on July 4, 2011.-Personal life:...


  Andreas Siljeström
Andreas Siljeström
Andreas Siljeström is a Swedish professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career doubles high-ranking of 113 .-ATP Career finals :-ITF and Challengers Men's Doubles Wins :...

4–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament2005200620072008200920102011SRW–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

Q1 1R Q1 Q3 Q1 0 / 1 0–1
French Open 3R Q1 Q2 2R 1R 0 / 3 3–3
Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...

3R 1R 1R Q2 1R 0 / 4 2–4
US Open 1R Q2 Q1 Q1 1R
2011 US Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:...

0 / 1 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 4–3 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0 / 9 5–9

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